Attachment for hand agricultural implements.



No. 784,682. PATENTED MAR. 14, 1905. A. 1). JCJNES.

ATTACHMENT FOR HAND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMBNTS. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27,1904.

F16: 3. 1% Masses UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALVA D. JONES, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,682, dated March14, 1905. Application filed June 27, 1904. Serial No. 214,217.

To aZZ whom it ntay concern.-

Be it known thatI, ALVA D. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented an Improved Attachment for Hand AgriculturalImplements, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for handagricultural implements by the use of which fertilizers, seeds, 620.,may be deposited in the soil at the will of the operator; and myinvention consists in the erator by means of straps a and a passingaround the neck and body. The fertilizer or seed is carried to thedischarge-box B on the implement C by the flexible hose D. At either endthe discharge-box Bis provided with sliding shutters b and Z), adaptedto close the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the box. Theshutters Z; and b are carried by an angular lever-arm E in such relationthat when one shutter is in position to close its end of the box theother shutter is Withdrawn, so as to leave its end of the box open. Aspring F serves to hold the lower shutter U normally in closed positionand the upper shutter I) in open position, as shown in full lines inFig. 2. A cord G is attached to shutter Z) and passing under pulley yextends up the handle of the hoe to a convenient position for operation,where a ring r/ is provided for manipulation by the operator.- An eyeletg is secured to the hoe-handle and serves to guide the cord Ur andretain the ring g in its position.

In operation when it 1s desired to place a charge of fertilizer in theso1l the operator pulls on cord G, and thus depresses shutter 5 to cutoff further supply from hose D. As shutter 72 descends the angular leverE is operated to raise shutter 5 and discharge the contents of the box Bonto the blade of the hoe and the ground thereabout. hen the operatorreleases cord G, the spring F causes shutter 6 to descend to close thelower end of box B and shutter Z) to ascend to open the upper end of thebox to permit the box to again fill. This operation may be repeated anda box full of material discharged as desired by the opverator.

By the use of this attachment seeds may be planted in any desiredlocation or fertilizer may be applied to the soil either at plantingtime or during cultivation.

While I have shown the attachment and described its use with an ordinarygarden-hoe, it is obvious that it may be applied to any handagricultural implement.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of a reservoir adapted to becarried by the operator; a hand implement; a discharge-box on theimplement; a flexible feed connection between the reservoir anddischarge-box; shutters band I) carried by lever E; spring F fornormally holding shutter b in closed position and shutter b in openposition, and cord G for operating shutters b and Z), substantially asspecified.

2. The combination of reservoir A adapted to be carried by the operator;hand implement C; discharge-box B on implement (J; flexible hose Dconnecting reservoir A and box B; shutters b and 7/ for discharging frombox B; angular lever E connecting shutters 6 and 5; spring F fornormally holding shutter Z) in closed position; cord (nr connected withshutter 6 and passing under pulley r/ and up the handle of the implementand ring 9 for operating cord G, substantially as specified.

ALVA l). JONES. Witnesses:

AeNEs B. GRANT, BRAYTON G. RIoHARDs.

